All Philosophy of science articles – Page 4
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PodcastLiquid by Mark Miodownik – Book club
Mark Miodownik on the delightful, dangerous and downright strange liquids that flow through our lives
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OpinionThe physicist's guide to biology
How Erwin Schrödinger’s What is Life? overlooked the central science
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PodcastThe Beautiful Cure by Daniel Davis – Book club
Immunologist Daniel Davis reveals the complexities of the human immune system
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PodcastUnthinkable by Helen Thomson – Book club
Helen Thomson looks at some of the rarest neurological conditions known to science
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PodcastChemistry World Book Club at the Hay Festival
Emma Stoye seeks the science at the world famous Festival of Literature & Arts
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FeatureEthics in chemistry
Nina Notman asks whether chemists should be giving more consideration to the ethics of their research
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PodcastSeeds of Science by Mark Lynas – Book club
Mark Lynas on his journey from anti-GM activist to advocate
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ReviewEnlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism and progress
Steven Pinker sets out to prove we’re living longer, healthier, safer, richer, freer, happier and more meaningful lives than ever before
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PodcastEnlightenment Now by Steven Pinker – Book club
Steven Pinker explains how humanity is doing better than we might at first think
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OpinionFor the sake of argument
It’s important to recognise which disputes can actually be resolved by science
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OpinionAn opportunity ignored
Dismissing ideas that were ‘not invented here’ is like walking past a $100 bill
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OpinionWhy using initials devalues women in science
Are we masking role models by our choice of abbreviation?
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ReviewA tale of seven scientists and a new philosophy of science
Eric Scerri proposes that science has evolved like a biological organism rather than in small steps or giant leaps
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OpinionAlternate chemical realities
What would chemistry look like if key discoveries had happened differently?
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OpinionHow does being a chemist change your view on the world?
Scientific knowledge and analysis shape our view, but can also be selectively ignored